Alan Stubbs

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Alan Stubbs
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Alan Stubbs 2011
Personnel
birthday October 6, 1971
place of birth Kirkby ,  England
position Defense
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1990-1996 Bolton Wanderers 202 (9)
1996-2001 Celtic Glasgow 93 (3)
2001-2005 Everton FC 124 (3)
2005-2006 Sunderland FC 10 (1)
2006-2008 Everton FC 45 (3)
2008 Derby County 9 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1994 England B 1 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2014-2016 Hibernian Edinburgh
2016 Rotherham United
2018 FC St. Mirren
1 Only league games are given.

Alan Stubbs (born October 6, 1971 in Kirkby , Knowsley , Merseyside ) is a retired English football player . The mostly as a central defender operating defender was most recently in 2008 at Derby County under contract. Prior to that, he had been with Everton FC since 2001, with a short break in Sunderland . Before that, he had played for Bolton Wanderers and in Scotland for Celtic Glasgow for many years . In Glasgow he achieved his greatest sporting success in 2001 when he won the " Triple " from the Scottish Championship, FA Cup and League Cup, but had to put up with health setbacks that same season when he was twice diagnosed with testicular cancer. In both cases, Stubbs recovered from the disease. After retiring as an active player, Stubbs joined the coaching staff at Everton and from September 2008 assisted Andy Holden in both the reserve and the U-18 youth team.

Athletic career

Bolton Wanderers (1990-1996)

After Alan Stubbs had been rejected as a student by Everton FC, he alternatively joined the Bolton Wanderers. There he first spent five years in the third and second leagues and led his team in 1995 as team captain in the 1994/95 league cup final . There he lost against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium 2-1, but was comforted by promotion to the Premier League and the prospect of his first participation in English top division football. He had defeated Reading 4: 3 in the play-off final at the same location . During this time he completed his only international match for the English national B team and defeated a Northern Irish reserve eleven on May 10, 1994 with 4-2 - but he did not play in the A team in the following years.

After a year in the elite class, Stubbs rose in 1996 with his club as bottom of the table on a direct route back to the First Division and finally joined the Scottish top club Celtic Glasgow for the 1996/97 season for a transfer fee of 3.5 million pounds.

Celtic Glasgow (1996-2001)

In Glasgow he won the Scottish Championship in 1998 and ended the Rangers' nine-year winning streak with his team . In the same year he had already won the league cup, which he would repeat two years later. In addition to his defensive qualities, he was particularly valued in the build-up of the game for his accuracy of pass and was also known as a distance and free-kick taker. In 2001 he won three trophies with Celtic and, in addition to another league cup edition and the Scottish championship, also won the " Scottish FA Cup " for the first time .

During the 2000/01 season, Stubbs was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which then broke out again after supposedly successful treatment. In May 2001 he finally celebrated his return to the Celtic team, even shooting a goal against Hibernian Edinburgh on Easter Road , but then moved back to England for Everton FC on a free transfer for the 2001/02 season . For Celtic he completed a total of 93 championship games.

Everton FC Part 1 (2001-2005)

Stubbs justified his move to Goodison Park mainly with the fact that he had wanted to play for Everton FC since early childhood and that he and his wife also intended to return home. In his first season, Stubbs prevailed as a regular in the new team, replacing above all Richard Gough , who had ended his career.

In the following three years Stubbs was a constant in the defense of Everton. Although he had to pause in the 2004/05 season due to a shoulder injury in April 2005, he came to 36 missions this season and his role also appeared in the Secured 2005-06 season at Everton. However, disagreements developed between him and the club's management, which only offered him a one-year contract. Above all, however, the contract detail, which was later launched in public as the "cancer clause", caused unrest, as Stubbs assumed that the association wanted to break away from the contract immediately in the event of renewed cancer.

Sunderland FC (2005-2006)

On August 2, 2005 Stubbs signed a new contract with the second division champions Sunderland FC. However, his time there quickly turned out to be a big misunderstanding and after a promising start to the season, Stubbs found himself outside the "first eleven" more and more often after a steady form crisis. After only half a year, the public speculated with a return to Everton in January 2006 when he was seen in Goodison Park. After initial denials, he came in the FA Cup one last time in the Stadium of Light against Northwich Victoria and only a short time later rejoined the "Toffees". Stubbs, who described his time in Sunderland as "like six months injury break" and described the controversy over the cancer clause as an "unfortunate mistake", made himself lastingly unpopular with the Sunderland supporters when he confessed to the winning goal from Everton's Tim Cahill inwardly to have cheered, even though he was still under contract with Sunderland at the time. The game between Everton FC and Sunderland FC on April 1, 2006 (2-2) developed into a " gauntlet run " for Stubbs , as he was booed by the fans of the "Black Cats" with every ball contact.

Everton FC, Part 2 (2006-2008)

After the end of the 2005/06 season Stubbs signed another one-year contract with Everton and was able to maintain his regular place - despite the purchase of Joleon Lescott , who later moved to the full-back position . He was also one of the key players in the team who ultimately qualified for the UEFA Cup . Another contract extension until the end of the 2007/08 season was the “reward” for the achievements of Alan Stubbs, who has meanwhile reached an advanced football age.

Derby County (2008)

On January 31, 2008 Stubbs signed an 18-month contract with Derby County and moved to the first division relegation candidate for free. The originally designed for 18 months contract ended after the club's relegation and another knee injury prematurely on August 20, 2008. Stubbs then returned to Everton the following month to work in the coaching staff of the reserve and youth department.

Coaching career

After retiring as an active player, Stubbs became a coach. From September 2008 to 2014 he assisted Andy Holden at Everton FC in the reserve as well as in the U-18 youth team, as well as under the head coach Roberto Martínez . In June 2014, Stubbs took over the Scottish second division club Hibernian Edinburgh . He helped the "Hibs" win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years . In June 2016, Stubbs moved to the English second division club Rotherham United . He was released in October of the same year. In June 2018 he took over the Scottish first division club FC St. Mirren and received a three-year contract. After a poor start to the 2018/19 season with only one win and three defeats from the first four league games, he was released from his duties at the beginning of September 2018.

successes

as a player

as a trainer

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Derby bring in center-back Stubbs" (BBC Sport)
  2. ^ "Alan Stubbs returns to take Everton coaching role" (Liverpool Daily Post)
  3. ^ Alan Stubbs: Rotherham United sack manager after five months in charge. BBC Sport, October 19, 2016, accessed October 30, 2016 .
  4. ↑ bbc.com: Alan Stubbs: St Mirren appoint former Hibs boss as new manager (June 8, 2018) , accessed September 4, 2018
  5. ↑ bbc.com: Alan Stubbs: St Mirren part with manager after less than three months in the job (September 3, 2018) , accessed September 4, 2018

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personal data
SURNAME Stubbs, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirkby , England